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Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

Public Grades 6-8

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 33% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus is a public middle school serving 714 students in grades 6-8 in the Franklin Township Public School District in Somerset, New Jersey. The school has consistently underperformed state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 49.6% to 50.5% in English Language Arts and 5% to 25.3% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 56.1% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 39.8%, respectively.

Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus also struggles with significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing better than Hispanic and White students. English Language Learners and Special Education students also rank in the bottom 40-50% of New Jersey middle schools. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.2% to 19.6%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus, which is also part of the Franklin Township Public School District, Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus generally underperforms on test scores and other metrics. The school's per-student spending of $8,780 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the state average, which may contribute to its challenges.

787

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,780

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1649 Amwell Road
Somerset, NJ 08873

(732) 873-2800

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Students who attend Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus:

Elementary:	Claremont Elementary School
	Elizabeth Avenue School
	Franklin Park School
	MacAfee Road School
	More...
	Pine Grove Manor School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.9%

African American:

29.6%

Asian:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2019 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg29%

New Jersey avg44%

503^rd of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 41% (2019) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Franklin Township Public School District

432^nd of 609Franklin Township Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	503 of 752	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	495 of 743	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	475 of 748	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	417 of 745	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	387 of 652	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	440 of 745	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	147 of 359	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	173 of 352	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	153 of 361	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	114 of 356	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	87 of 291	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	112 of 326	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	149 of 204	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	135 of 200	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	115 of 200	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	122 of 147	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	119 of 199	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	225 of 343	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	238 of 320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	169 of 288	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	107 of 270	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	140 of 197	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	112 of 227	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	475 of 728	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	441 of 717	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	427 of 720	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	384 of 726	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	384 of 625	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	406 of 703	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	438 of 608	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	445 of 589	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	442 of 587	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	371 of 591	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	407 of 480	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	366 of 524	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	400 of 613	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	416 of 584	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	352 of 568	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	302 of 549	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	331 of 467	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	380 of 541	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	456 of 726	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	486 of 719	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	470 of 718	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	398 of 730	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	357 of 635	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	427 of 697	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	270 of 507	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	385 of 510	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	307 of 505	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	233 of 535	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	270 of 401	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	298 of 492	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	240 of 502	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	207 of 510	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	211 of 509	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	247 of 512	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	235 of 435	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	94 of 504	81.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)59th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I54%+7 vs state

Geometry54%-6 vs state

English Language Arts50%-7 vs state

Mathematics17%-18 vs state

Science10%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus	Public	6-8	1649 Amwell Road	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 873-2800	787	79	10.0	55.8%	80 (10.2%)	233 (29.6%)	330 (41.9%)	117 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	31	503^rd of 752 public middle schools	33.1%		31.4	495^th of 743 public middle schools	33.4%	8		10.4			49.6	50.5	50.4			25.3	15.4	5.0	92.2	26.9	54.4	54.4	54.4	$8,780	$204	$8,576
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus	Public	6-8	415 Francis Street	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 249-6410	592	69	8.5	57.6%	41 (6.9%)	203 (34.3%)	285 (48.1%)	38 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	20.7	599^th of 752 public middle schools	20.3%		22.9	568^th of 743 public middle schools	23.6%	31		7.0			37.2	35.9	41.1			23.5	10.5	4.6	66.7	60.7	63.6	22.2	22.2	$13,093	$464	$12,629
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Van Dyke Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(732) 745-5300	262			93.5%	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	247 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5							(n/a)					24.8	27.6				4.8	13.8
New Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	829	99	8.3	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	795 (95.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13	672^nd of 752 public middle schools	10.6%		12.5	681^st of 743 public middle schools	8.3%	9		1.6			25.7	19.6	32.2			5.8	13.5	5.6		48.9	48.9			$10,184		$10,184
Conackamack Middle School	Public	6-8	5205 Witherspoon Street	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 699-1577	466	42	11.0	33.9%	65 (13.9%)	105 (22.5%)	93 (20.0%)	183 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	66.3	227^th of 752 public middle schools	69.8%		66.7	219^th of 743 public middle schools	70.5%	8		19.6			66.6	72.4	71.3			45.5	53.2	15.1	100.0	75.5	82.0	100.0	100.0	$8,022		$8,022
Linwood School	Public	5-6	25 Linwood Place	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3600	761	85	9.0	62.7%	102 (13.4%)	156 (20.5%)	363 (47.7%)	104 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)	18.0			34.2	37.9				23.0	23.4								$8,392	$665	$7,727
North Brunswick Township Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Renaissance Blvd	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 289-3000	754	83	9.1	59.9%	95 (12.6%)	142 (18.8%)	373 (49.5%)	112 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.7%)	31	504^th of 752 public middle schools	33.0%		37.7	435^th of 743 public middle schools	41.5%	69		11.1				37.0	58.2				20.1	3.9	78.6	67.4	69.8	84.7	84.7
Community Middle School	Public	7-8	120 East Second Street	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 852-1131	291	30	9.7	85.2%	20 (6.9%)	25 (8.6%)	232 (79.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	27.2	536^th of 752 public middle schools	28.7%		27.1	536^th of 743 public middle schools	27.9%			6.3				33.3	41.7				30.9	15.8		42.3	42.3			$9,871	$670	$9,201
Highland Park Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Wayne Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-2400	349	34	10.4	46.1%	119 (34.1%)	33 (9.5%)	116 (33.2%)	52 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	41.6	424^th of 752 public middle schools	43.6%		33.5	477^th of 743 public middle schools	35.8%	53		23.8			52.5	53.2	56.6			28.4	22.8	6.6	89.5	44.8	62.5	72.7	72.7	$10,200	$462	$9,738
Joyce Kilmer School	Public	4-8	21 West Church Street	Milltown	08850	Middlesex County	Milltown School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 214-2370	444	43	10.3	21.8%	306 (68.9%)	14 (3.2%)	104 (23.4%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	40.7	435^th of 752 public middle schools	42.2%		41.8	407^th of 743 public middle schools	45.2%	28	15.7	11.1	67.0	44.6	47.2	55.4	52.3	55.7	45.8	33.7	41.9	10.5		59.6	59.6			$7,516		$7,516

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

How many students attend Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 787 students attended Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus.

Is Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus a good school?

Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus ranks 503^rd of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus in?

Franklin Township Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus?

Students at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus are 42% Hispanic, 30% African American, 15% Asian, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus usually go on to attend Franklin High School

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